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wulvaen 's review for:
Sixth of the Dusk
by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
A very tantalising adventure! That ends abruptly ðŸ˜
So I read this short story back in 2022, I did not enjoy it all that much. This was before I wrote reviews for every book I read. But I remember feeling bored because it was mostly a book of walking and talking.
Truth is, while this book isn't exactly mature, I myself had not matured as a person or reader to the point I could really appreciate this book for what it is. I lacked the patience to appreciate this.
As someone more relaxed and appreciative of the smaller and quieter things of life now, I very much enjoyed this story!
The world building was rich, the Aviar and the Patji culture was very interesting, and I really felt it for Sixth and the creatures in the world and empathized with the prospects of facing "modern civilization" and the Aviar being exploited for their abilities. It saddened me.
As someone from Ireland, it made me pretty sad as I could relate to it, the possible destruction of culture. In Ireland, our language is English, not Gaeilge, barely anyone speaks Gaeilge anymore and it's our own language, it and much of our culture was destroyed when we were oppressed by the Brits, which saddens me the very same way I feel about the native cultures in this book being destroyed by civilisation's evolution.
My own gripe is that the story ends so suddenly.
But, that's okay, as Mr Brando Sando wrote a full-length sequel to this short story with his latest Secret Project book called Isles of the Emberdark!
Off to read that book now! 🥳
So I read this short story back in 2022, I did not enjoy it all that much. This was before I wrote reviews for every book I read. But I remember feeling bored because it was mostly a book of walking and talking.
Truth is, while this book isn't exactly mature, I myself had not matured as a person or reader to the point I could really appreciate this book for what it is. I lacked the patience to appreciate this.
As someone more relaxed and appreciative of the smaller and quieter things of life now, I very much enjoyed this story!
The world building was rich, the Aviar and the Patji culture was very interesting, and I really felt it for Sixth and the creatures in the world and empathized with the prospects of facing "modern civilization" and the Aviar being exploited for their abilities. It saddened me.
As someone from Ireland, it made me pretty sad as I could relate to it, the possible destruction of culture. In Ireland, our language is English, not Gaeilge, barely anyone speaks Gaeilge anymore and it's our own language, it and much of our culture was destroyed when we were oppressed by the Brits, which saddens me the very same way I feel about the native cultures in this book being destroyed by civilisation's evolution.
My own gripe is that the story ends so suddenly.
But, that's okay, as Mr Brando Sando wrote a full-length sequel to this short story with his latest Secret Project book called Isles of the Emberdark!
Off to read that book now! 🥳